Camera



July 20 1926. 1,592,910

J; c. STEWART CAMERA Filed Sept. 22, 1924' Q-Z=IJ/ o f g 4 lNVEN TOR Jahn 61 Sim arr Patented July 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN C. STE-WALT, 01' SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

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. m... t. September 22,1924. Serial Ho. naooa The invention is acamera for exposing or projecting continuous film in which the lens may be moved laterally so that two rolls of pictures may be taken on the samefilm, and

which also provides a container for short length film which may readily be inserted in or removed from the camera.

O ne object of the invention is to provide a camera for taking short lengths of continuous film in which two rolls of plctures may be taken on the same film Another. object of the invention is to provide a camera with a film container that may readily be removed and replaced in order to change the film.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and economical film contalnep for cameras in which a short length of film is used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a film container for short length film in which the film. may readily beremo'ved and replaced. A g.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a camera for short lengths of continuous film in which the lens may be moved laterally. z

} With these ends in view the invention embodiesa camera having means for operating continuous film, a laterally movable lens, and suitable containers in which the film ma be readily removed and replaced and which may be readily removed and replaced in the camera. r

ll Other features and advantages of the invention will be seen from the following description taken in connection withthe drawigure 1 1sa perspective view of the camera.

Figure 2 isla vertical section throu h the camera at about the center line of the z Figure 3 is a rear view of the camera with the back removed.

Fi re 4 is a section plan at about the center line of thelens.

Figure 5 is a view showingthe film con= tainer. y

In the drawin'gs I have shown my camera as it would be constructed wherein numeral 1- indicates the lens, numeral 2 the container and numeral 3 the frame.

The lens 1 which ma be of any suitable t is mounted in a otted hole 4 .in the e 3 and provided with a flang e 5 which will completely cover'the hole all positions. The container 2 is constructed with a cylindrical shell 6 havi one end 7 open I and the other end 8. close .The closed end I) ,8 is provided with a recess 9 into which a pin 10 on the partition '11 may project to hold the inner end of the container. The closed -end*8"is provided with a cap 12 having an intersection 13 to fit into the end of the conll tainer and a lug 14 having-a slot 15 hit into which 'a spring hey 16 in the frame may project to rotate the container. The wall of the container 6 is rovided with an opening '17 through which t e film will pass. A thin: to

metallic cover 18' with ,a lip 19 on it as shown in- Figure 2 is placed over the container as shown and it will be seen that this cover may be moved around the container or the containermoved in the cover to cover 7 the opening 17 when it is desired to close 1 the container. The cover extends from a point 19 to a point 20 so that there will be an opening between the ends that is somewhat larger than the opening 17. This 99 cover may be made of any suitable springmaterial so that itwill, grip the outer surface of the container. I p

The frame 3 maybe of any suitable design and the parts may be arranged in it in any suitable manner. The magazine 21 between the film and the lens is provided with a partition 22 as shown in Figure 4 so that when the lensis in the. position shown a icture may be taken on one side of the film t rough 00 one half of the magazine andwhen the lens is moved to the opposite end of the openin 4 the picture will be taken on the otherhal of the film throu h the opposite section of the magazine. e inner end of the lens is provided with a closure 23 as shown in Figure 4 which will close one section of the magazine 21 while the picture is being taken throu h the opposite section. -It will be seen at this closure passes around the shutter 24 so that it .will be 'ble to close either section of the magazme at the proper time. Y

It will be understood that other changes maybe made in the construction without departing from 'theespirit of the invention. One of which chan es may be in the means for supporting or oldi the. lens or for moving it laterally. Anot er may be in the design of the magazine or in the means for no opening and closing the sections of it and still another may be in the means for bolding lor operating the film.

e construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. .To use the device it may be assembl as shown and with the lens in the position shown the film may be moved from one spool to the other by any suitable mechanism, and then by reversing the direction of the film and moving the lens to the opposite end of the opening-4 the. film may e moved back to the ori inal container so that both sides of it will e exposed. It will then be seen that the film may be removed and replaced by removin the containers similar to ordinary kodak ms.

The double row of exposures on a single roll of film which may be supplied in lengths of about three and one hal feet will provide the operator with two loads or the equivalent of seven feet of standard film, and as this may be taken in both the for-, ward and'backward movements, it also provides a fihn for projection'that never requires rewinding. This short length of film also reduces the mechanism necessary to operate the camera or project it from onehalf to two-thirds of that normally required by cameras or projectors for long len hs of "film; and it also provides a consi erably more economical apparatus as the negative and positive film cost but a few cents and the cost of developing and printing would be the same as for kodak film. This short length of film also makes it possible to load the camera or projector in three to five seconds which is about ten times the speed of any other apparatus for a similar purpose; and the film is also inexpensive as it Wlll only uire about three and one-half feet to provide two rows of pictures, each of which would be equivalent to seven feet or the two equal to fourteen feet.

Having thus. fully described the invention,

vclosure, means for operating the said closure with the said lens to close one section of the magazine while the lens is operating through the other section, a continuous film of standard width adjacent said double magazine, a suitable intermittent motion for operating said film and shutter, means for adjusting the said motion to reverse the direction of the film, and means for holding the said film on each side of the said maga zine, the ends of the said film being rolled freely into the said holding means and adaptable. to be rolled in either direction.

3. In a camera, a'lens, a shutter, a double magazine'cooperating with the said lens, a closure, means for operating the said closure with the said lens to close one section of the magazine while the lens is operating through the other section to take two rows of pictures on a film, a continuous film of standard width adjacent said double magazine, a suitable intermittent motion for operating the said film and shutter, means for reversing the direction of the film through the motion, holdei's for the-said film, one of said holders beingremovable, and means for closing the said removable holder from the exterior of the camera, the ends of the said film being rolled freely into the said holders and adaptable to roll in either direction.

JOHN o. STEWART. 

